WEBVTT DISCUSSIONS HAVE REVOLVEDAROUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ANDMENTAL HEALTH.JANE: THIS IS A VOTE THAT HAS ALOT OF PEOPLE TALKING.A DECISION MADE BY CLEMSON'SSTUDENT GOVERNMENT, TO HOLD ATRIAL, TO DECIDE WHETHER THESTUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENTSHOULD BE IMPEACHED.WYFF NEWS 4'S MANDY GAITHER HASMORE FROM CLEMSON ON WHY SOMEARE NOW PUSHING FOR THIS, WHILEOTHERS SAY IT'S A RACE ISSUEMANDY: SINCE MARCH, JARENSTEWART HAS BEEN THE VICEPRESIDENT OF THE CLEMSON STUDENTBODY, SEEN HERE IN AN INTERVIEWFROM EARLIER THIS MONTH.NOW, THERE'S AN EFFORT TO HAVEHIM IMPEACHED.>> SPECIFIC REASONS FORIMPEACHMENT -- NOT FULFILLINGELECTED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THESTUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT ANDBEING UNFIT FOR THE OFFICE OTHE STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT.MANDY: AT THIS MEETING MONDAY,STUDENT SENATOR MILLER HOFFMANTOLD MEMBERS OF THE STUDENTSENATE THAT STEWART WASTERMINATED FROM HIS POSITION ASA RESIDENT ASSISTANT IN APRIL,DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OFMISCONDUCT.PHILIP SIKES, CLEMSON'SCOMMUNICATION DIRECTOR FSTUDENT AFFAIRS, SAYS ALLDOCUMENTS AND INFORMATIONRELATING TO THE ALLEGATIONS AREPROTECTED UNDER FERPA, THEFAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS ANDPRIVACY ACT, AND THE UNIVERSITYWON'T COMMENT ON CONFIDENTIALSTUDENT RECORDS.STEWART MADE THE NEWS INSEPTEMBER FOR DECIDING TO SITDURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEAT A STUDENT GOVERNMENT NEEDING.HOFFMAN SAYS THAT HAS NOTHING TODO WITH THE EFFORT TO IMPEACHHIM.HE ALSO SAYS THE IT HAS NOTHINGTO DO STEWART'S RACE.BUT SOME OTHERS WHO SPOKE DURITHE MEETING AREN'T CONVINCED.>> THE FACT IS JAREN IS OURREPRESENTATION ON THIS CAMPUS.IT GOES BACK TO -- HE IS BLACKAND HE IS IN CHARGE.THAT'S THE REALITY.HE IS OUR REPRESENTATION, ANDYOU WANT TO REMOVE HIM, AND NONEOF YOU ARE GOING TO BE WILLINGSTAND UP AND BE THERE FOR US.YOU'RE JUST TAKING THAT AWAY SOWE HAVE LESS OF A VOICE.MANDY: STEWART WAS AT ACONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C.AND NOT PRESENT DURING MONDAY'SMEETING.

The Student Senate at Clemson University voted Monday to hold an impeachment hearing for the student government's vice president, according to Philip Sikes, communications director for the Division of Student Affairs.

Following more than three hours of debate, the Clemson student Senate decided Undergraduate Student Body Vice President Jaren Stewart will face an impeachment hearing amid allegations of misconduct.

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An impeachment hearing is set for Monday Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Student Senate Chambers.

Student Sen. Miller Hoffman filed the articles of impeachment.

"(The) Specific reasons for impeachment: not fulfilling elected responsibilities of the student body vice president, and being unfit for the office of the student body vice president," Hoffman said during the meeting.

Hoffman brought up misconduct allegations made against Stewart regarding to his time as a resident assistant in April.

"This whole thing is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protected and thus our policy as a university is not to comment on confidential student records," Sikes said.

Stewart told WYFF News 4's Mandy Gaither that he and several members of student government sat through the pledge at a student government meeting on Sept. 25.

During the Senate meeting, Hoffman said the impeachment effort had nothing to do with that.

"I cannot stress enough how the situation has absolutely nothing to do with the flag protest, or contain any racial motivation at all. Such narrative is without evidence and is completely untrue," Hoffman said.

Others in the meeting, weren't convinced the impeachment effort wasn't racial motivated and voiced support for Stewart.

"We go to (Stewart) and let him know that we don't feel safe when the KKK is dropping paraphernalia in front of our dorm rooms. We go to him and let him know that we don't feel safe on this campus. We deserve that, right?" an unidentified woman said during the meeting.

"When is the last time that the people who want him impeached showed up to an event that was held by black students union (unintelligible) or any other black student organization on this campus? When is the last time you stood up and represented for us?."

"The fact is Jaren is our representation on this campus, and it goes back to he's black. He's black and he is in charge, man. That's the reality. He is our representation and y'all want to remove him, and none of you are going to be willing to stand up and beat that for us. You're just taking that away so we have less of a voice, the woman said."